The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-03


May ss. 81 days labor removing ridges
on gas mains, Main street and Washington
street.
May 90. days team work on grader
at $3.50 per day. 8 days team work draw
ing gravel and street work. f
May %. II days team work on grader.
liz days team work drawing gravel and
street work.
May 90. 3 40 days work on sidewalks
and crossings, at 81. 80.
May 49, 10t days work on sidewalks
and crossings, at 81 80 per day.
May 23. At days work on street, at
$125 per day. S. A. CRANE.
On motion of Aid. Robbins, the same
was ordered printed with the proceedings.
Ayes: Aid. Wiley, Robbins. Wolyerton
and the Mayor Nays: Aid. Wells, Tit
comb and Kcyte-3.
The committee on claims and accounts
reported back favorably on the accounts
above presented. The report was accepted.
Unanimous consent gwen, and the &C.
counts allowed; ayes 6 ndys0.
The same committittee was given far
Their time on the claim of Moses Taggart.
The Ordinance providing for the grading
of Ridge street was read the third time
and placed on its passage and passed; ayes
nays 0.
The druggist bond of G. l. Lusk, with
M. Wood and d. r. Salisbury as sureties,
was presented, and on motion the same
accepted and the sureties approved ayes
nays 0.
The following grade roll for Fletcher
street was read: REPORT will be printed
next week..
Aid. Robbins offerered the following
resolution, which was accepted and adopt
ed;
Res0tced, BY the Common Council of the
city OF Owosso, that On the 9th day of
June at o'clock p. M, that the Common
Council will meet at the Common Council
Chamber, for the purpose of reviewing and
correcting or confirming the assessment
rolls for the grading of Fletcher street.
The City Clerk presented the following
communication, which was on motion re-
ferrtd to the committee, on claims and ac-
counts:
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the city Of Owosso,
The undersigned presents the following
facts for the consideration of the Council:
In August, 1884. his wife, Emma Fur.
'guson, was walking ON the north side Of
Main street to her home at the east end of
the street in company with Mrs. Martha
Gilbert, about five o'clock pm. There
was loose plank in the walk in front of
Jacob Aberle's house, where she tripped
and fell. Mrs. Gilbert helped her to her
feet and she walked home with great diff
Guilty and suffering great pain. Her arm
was slightly hurt but her knee, which was
doubled up and went into the hole, was
very seriously hurt. She was able to use
her limb for some time although it contin.
ued swollen and painful but it gradually
grew worse until Oct. 10th, 1886, when
she was confined entirely to her bed for
about two months. Her limb was treated
by weights and pulleys until about the
middle OF January, 1887, at which time
she was able to walk with crutch and is
now able to walk about some but her limb
is still weak, and physicians say she will
never recover.
The undersigned is mechanic without
means except from his daily labor, and
outside of his wife's suffering from the in.
jury and the constant care she has required
for SO long q time he has been put TO q
good deal of expense on account OF 1t and
will continue 10 be indefinitely. His ply
sician's bill to date is 1880, and his ex.
penses for medicines, liniments, etc., not
less than 5000.
10 1~af ss,s.
toned to do her own homework, since
which time he has been obliged TO hire ii
done at an average expense OF 500 per
week for wages, and the difference this
makes in the expense of living is well
known to anyone. lie made inquiry AFTER
the injury as TO the walk and found that
although his wife had not noticed any de.
feet in it or known OF it before. it was well
known in the neighborhood. Mr.. Gilbert
WINS thrown by it; also young Frederick
and Mrs. Huntington, and it had continued
for some time. Several persons called the
Marshal's attention to 1t. Mr.. Gilbert,
Mr.. Howell and the Marshal finally re.
paired it.
He is informed that by the law OF this
State, at the time of the injury, he or his
wife cannot recover damages on account
of it in the Courts Of this State; but he is
also advised, if he should remove to any
other State and bring his action in a
United States Court, he would, under the
facts above stated in brief, be entitled TO a
considerable judgment. and he would be
likely to be allowed five thousand dollars.
He has concluded to submit these facts
to the Council and ask that he be allowed,
without suit, some small part of the expense
and cost his family and himself have been
put to on account Of the injury, such sum
only as any fair minded citizen would say
was reasonable, and on the part of himself
and wife, If the Council should sec fit 10
allow them the sum of $500.00, they will
accept it in full of all damages on account
Of the injury, by way OF compromise
thereof.
Owosso, May Dist, 1887.
| JAMES +. FURGUsON.
The committee appointed to prepare res
olutions on the death Of B. F. Taylor
made the following report, which was &C
cepted and adopted;